2010 Singapore F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Singapore Grand Prix
Track: Marina Bay Street Circuit

Weather: dry, night race, humid

Fernando ALONSO won his 25th F1 World Championship race at the 2010 Singapore F1 GP, a night-race pole-to-flag victory that continued Ferraris championship charge. The Ferrari driver started from pole and won on the Marina Bay streets by 0.293 seconds from Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull. It was Ferraris 215th F1 win.

Alonso pole, championship swings again

Marina Bay on 26 September 2010 saw Fernando Alonso take pole with a 1:45.390 lap, Vettel just 0.067 behind for Red Bull, Hamilton third for McLaren, Button fourth. Ferraris upgrade programme continued to make the F10 the second-half surprise.

Race day: Alonso holds Vettel by nine-tenths of a second

Alonso led from lights out and stayed under pressure throughout the 61-lap race. Vettel closed the gap in the closing stages after a late safety car, but the Ferrari held on by less than a second at the flag. Webber third for Red Bull, Button fourth for McLaren, Rosberg fifth for Mercedes GP, Barrichello sixth for Williams. Hamilton retired on lap 36 after contact with Webber at Turn 7. Alonso set the fastest lap on lap 58 at 1:47.976.

Championship: Webber 202, Alonso 191, Hamilton 182

Alonso was now within 11 points of Webber; Vettel joined on 181, Hamilton on 182, Button on 177. Five drivers within 25 points and four rounds left. Japan in a fortnight would be next.

Classification 2010 Singapore F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	8	FernandoAlonso	Ferrari	Ferrari F10Ferrari 056	1	61	61	1:57:53.579	25
2	5	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB6Renault RS27	2	61		1:57:53.872+0.293s	18
3	6	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB6Renault RS27	5	61		1:58:22.720+29.141s	15
4	1	JensonButton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/25Mercedes FO 108	4	61		1:58:23.963+30.384s	12
5	4	NicoRosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes W01Mercedes FO 108	7	61		1:58:42.973+49.394s	10
6	9	RubensBarrichello	Williams	Williams FW32Cosworth CA2010	6	61		1:58:49.680+56.101s	8
7	11	RobertKubica	Renault	Renault R30Renault RS27	8	61		1:59:20.138+1:26.559	6
8	7	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F10Ferrari 056	24	61		1:59:46.876+1:53.297	4
9	14	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM03Mercedes FO 108	15	61		2:00:05.995+2:12.416	2
10	10	NicoHülkenberg	Williams	Williams FW32Cosworth CA2010	17	61		2:00:06.370+2:12.791	1
11	12	VitalyPetrov	Renault	Renault R30Renault RS27	12	60		+1 lap
12	17	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR5Ferrari 056	11	60		+1 lap
13	3	MichaelSchumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes W01Mercedes FO 108	9	60		+1 lap
14	16	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR5Ferrari 056	13	60		+1 lap
15	25	Lucasdi Grassi	Virgin Racing	Virging VR-01Cosworth CA2010	20	59		+2 laps
16	19	HeikkiKovalainen	Caterham	Lotus T127Cosworth CA2010	19	58		Fire
DNF	24	TimoGlock	Virgin Racing	Virging VR-01Cosworth CA2010	18	49		Hydraulics
DNF	22	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	Sauber C29Ferrari 056	14	36		Collision
DNF	2	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/25Mercedes FO 108	3	35		Collision
DNF	20	ChristianKlien	HRT	HRT F110Cosworth CA2010	22	31		Hydraulics
DNF	23	KamuiKobayashi	BMW Sauber	Sauber C29Ferrari 056	10	30		Accident
DNF	21	BrunoSenna	HRT	HRT F110Cosworth CA2010	23	29		Accident
DNF	18	JarnoTrulli	Caterham	Lotus T127Cosworth CA2010	21	27		Hydraulics
DNF	15	VitantonioLiuzzi	Force India	Force India VJM03Mercedes FO 108	16	1		Collision

Fastest lap: 1:47.976 min. by Fernando Alonso

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